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Originally Posted by joemorelli99
EDIT: Woops...lied about the price...$349 each at Sears before all the extra charges. Ouch.
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Don't be ashamed to price shop. TireRack usually have really good prices that you can check out online...then print out the total price and shop locally with it.
My local Discount Tire store will price match...within $10 of TR. Even if they don't sell the brand or have them in stock...they will order them for me. I just did this with my new set of 18" winter tires. I decided to go with Michelin Lattitude X-Ice xi2 winter tires (235/60/18 -thinner width/taller side wall). They perform great in the snow...but what I appreciate even more is how they perform on dry days...especially when temps can creep back up above 45 degrees (like the last few weeks). The X-ice xi2s don't get all squirmy when temps rise up into the 60s...and still handle well on normal dry winter days.
Like others mentioned, a winter set-up allows you to save your nice expensive 20" wheels & tires for better weather/driving conditions. The upfront cost of winter wheels/tires "evens out" the expense as you spread the initial cost over a longer "use" interval.